To create the report, the NBC affiliate looked at median home sale prices from Trulia for 20 Sacramento neighborhoods. Assuming a 20 percent downpayment, a 30-year mortgage and a 4.25 percent interest rate, and including rough estimates for property taxes and insurance, the report then determined the salary required to purchase a median-priced home in each neighborhood. (A map of all the neighborhoods can be found here.)

Homes in almost every neighborhood were attainable on a five-figure salary, according to the report. Homes in Meadowview, Central Oak Park and South Oak Park were all possible on salaries under $50,000 a year, with estimated mortgage payments of $1,000 to $1,200.

But even the most expensive neighborhoods were nowhere near San Francisco pricing levels. East Sacramento and Curtis Park required the highest salaries to afford median-priced homes there, all around the mid-$500s. These salaries just barely broke the $100,000 mark, or about one-third the amount for a San Francisco home, with a monthly mortgage payment around $2,500.

To see what you can get in Sacramento in these neighborhoods and at these price points, check out the gallery above.

Emily Landes is a writer and editor who is obsessed with all things real estate.